Internet Governance Forum 2014-Istanbul, Turkey

History

Internet Governance Forum Meeting was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 2 − 5 September 2014. Internet Governance Forum is a multistackholder, Democratic forum which facilitates discussions on public policy issues related to internet governance.

Theme of meeting was “Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder internet Governance” and its sub themes are eight:

Policies enabling Access

Content Creation, Dissemination and Use

Internet as engine for growth & development

IGF & The Future of the Internet ecosystem

Enhancing Digital Trust

Internet and Human Right

Critical Internet Resources

Emerging Issues

Participants

1300 remote participants and open to all business participants in Internet Governance Forum Meeting 2014

More than 2, 400 delegates representing 144 different countries convened in Istanbul.

Once again civil society was the largest represented stakeholder group at the forum with 779 participants